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Section 8
Moderate Rehabilitation Program
The Section 8 Facility-Based rental housing program (Moderate Rehabilitation
program) is a federal housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) for assisting very low-income families, the elderly,
and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the privately
owned rental housing.
The participant
is limited to units located in certain subsidized housing projects which
contract with the City of Miami to participate in the Mod-Rehab program.
Rental units must
meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the City of Miami.
The City of Miami pays the owner the difference between Total Tenant Payment
(determined by the household income) and the Contract Rent.
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Local Preferences and Waitlist Since the demand
for housing assistance often exceeds the limited resources available for this
program, long waiting periods are common. Therefore, the City of Miami has
established preferences for the elderly and/or the disabled. Families who
qualify for this local preference move ahead of other families on the list who
do not qualify under this preference.
How does the Project-Based Rental
Assistance Work?
Once a family is selected from the City’s Section 8 waitlist, the family is
provided with the location of the unit that has become available. The family is
responsible for visiting the unit and deciding, within 15 days, whether it is a
unit they would like to live in.
The
family must pay 30% of its monthly adjusted gross income for rent and utilities.
If the
family does not take the unit, the family will have another opportunity for a
different unit; however, there may be a long waiting time for the second, and
last, opportunity.
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